Sr. Category Manager

Amazon; Dubai; On-site; AED 180,000 - 250,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company is seeking a Procurement Leader to strategically source products and services for the Africa, Middle East, and Turkey regions. This role involves developing sourcing strategies, managing supplier relationships, and driving process improvements to optimize costs and enhance performance across categories.

Qualifications

• 5 years of program or project management experience.
• 5 years of supply chain experience.
• 2 years of driving process improvements experience.

Responsibilities

• Establish category sourcing strategies and negotiate with suppliers.
• Manage category suppliers to optimize opportunities.
• Drive Supplier Relationship Management activities.

Skills

Data analysis

Negotiation

Project management

Supplier relationship management

Process improvement

Education

Masters degree or MBA in business operations

Job description

We are seeking a leader with procurement experience to strategically source products and services for Africa, Middle East, and Turkey. The person in this role will coordinate with several teams across Amazon and will interact with our most important suppliers to satisfy organizational requirements.

The position will work and partner with multiple teams to develop and execute category sourcing strategies, deliver savings, and improve productivity across the category. The ideal candidate is a self-starter and a creative, critical thinker with a high motivation to learn. You must be an effective communicator and able to work independently and as a leader of peers to generate high-quality work products in a collaborative, creative, ever-changing, and sometimes ambiguous environment. A professional demeanor and the ability to partner with people at every level are essential.

Key job responsibilities

1. Establish category sourcing strategies, lead cross-functional strategic sourcing teams, negotiate with suppliers, and execute contracts to optimize Amazon's competitive position.
2. Drive appropriate relationships with category suppliers with a principal objective of achieving the optimal solution and cost of ownership that meets the business goals, supported by a culture of continuous improvement with performance benchmarks in use.
3. Manage category suppliers to proactively identify, monitor, and optimize opportunities.
4. Act as a market intelligence provider regarding categories; anticipate strategic opportunities and keep key stakeholders informed.
5. Drive category suppliers in Supplier Relationship Management activities to mitigate risk, improve performance, and add value to Amazon.
6. Identify, achieve, and report on savings and value targets for category sourcing activities.
7. Align with internal customers and understand the business application of the category.

Minimum qualifications include:

• 5 years of program or project management experience
• 5 years of supply chain experience
• Experience using data and metrics to determine and drive improvements
• Experience owning program strategy end-to-end and communicating results to senior leadership
• 2 years of driving process improvements experience
• Masters degree or MBA in business operations, human resources, adult education, organizational development, instructional design, or related field

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Required Experience: Manager